Boeing's|ultimate |spy phone [Daily News (South Africa)]

Designed for secure communication between government agencies and their contractors, the handset can self-destruct if it is tampered with, destroying all data on it.

The secret handset was uncovered by website myce.com, which spotted a filing to the American Federal Communications Commission for it.

Although the majority of its features are listed as "protected" and will remain secret, the documents do reveal the dual-SIM phone supports GSM, WCDMA and LTE using micro SIM cards.

It will also have an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port to allow it to be hooked up to a television screen, and USB, wi-fi and Bluetooth.

"The phone will be sold primarily to government agencies and companies engaged in contractual activities with various agencies related to defence and homeland security," Boeing says.

"The device will be marketed and and sold in such a manner that low-level technical and operational information about the product will not be provided to the general public."
Even if approved, buyers will have to sign an agreement to keep the details of the phone secret.

It offers what Boeing calls "trusted access to data", allowing said agencies to carry conduct missions.

Boeing also reveals that the handset will be completely sealed, and any attempt to open it will destroy the phone and delete all the data on it.

"There are no serviceable parts on Boeing's Black phone and any attempted servicing or replacing of parts would destroy the product.

"The Boeing Black is manufactured as a sealed device, with epoxy around the casing and with screws, the heads of which are covered with tamper-proof covering to identify attempted disassembly.

"Any attempt to break open the casing of the Black phone device would trigger functions that would delete the data and software contained within the device and make the device inoperable." - Daily Mail
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